we want it? now! more strike action is announced by ambulance workers in england, wales and northern ireland one of the dates will coincide with a strike by nurses. the family of 17 year old yousef makki, who was fatally stabbed, win their fight to have a fresh inquest into his death. a surprise fall in the amount spent by shoppers in december, as people cut back on their christmas spending. #it # it would be, it would be so nice. and fans are paying up to £1,300 to see madonna on her career spanning greatest hits tour. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. ukraine s western allies have failed to reach a consensus on the provision of battle tanks to kyiv. more than 50 countries have been meeting at the us air base in germany. neitherthe meeting at the us air base in germany. neither the us or germany have decided to deliver their respective advanced tanks, which was one of kyiv s main demands. earlier today, volodymyr zelensky appeared via video link to make
by delivering a squadron of main battle tanks, but that won t make a huge amount of difference. we have been at the forefront of pushing the envelope on both the quality and quantity of military support for ukraine, but this is all very late in the day, possibly too late. unless other nations sought their act out, stop blinking and follow suit, not least the united states and germany, then we can see this as being a benefit to russia in the long term. being a benefit to russia in the long-term long-term. what is your understanding long-term. what is your understanding or- long-term. what is your understanding or your . long-term. what is your - understanding or your assessment long-term. what is your understanding or your assessment as to why we haven t reached that point, as to why the us and germany haven t made that decision? i point, as to why the us and germany haven t made that decision?- haven t made that decision? i really do not understand haven t made that decision? i
is a critical year, 2023. it will determine the outcome. russia s ability to endure hardship is greater than that in the west. as you heard steve talking about, putin is preparing his nation for an enduring battle, preparing it with comparing it with the second world war. everybody needs to lean into this. we need to do more than this to help ukrainians. at the moment, we have left them to do the fighting. there are consequences spilling way beyond ukraine, but we are still not doing enough to help ourfriends there. are still not doing enough to help our friends there. titer? are still not doing enough to help our friends there. are still not doing enough to help our friends there. very good to talk to ou. our friends there. very good to talk to you- thank our friends there. very good to talk to you. thank you our friends there. very good to talk to you. thank you so our friends there. very good to talk to you. thank you so much. - chancellorjeremy hunt is said to be seriously
very good evening to you. thank you for talking to us. some announcements, some decisions coming out of germany and that meeting, but crucially not the one that ukraine once, not more promises of tanks. what do you make of that? this once, not more promises of tanks. what do you make of that? as steve was describing what do you make of that? as steve was describing there, what do you make of that? as steve was describing there, russia - what do you make of that? as steve was describing there, russia is - was describing there, russia is moving to a war footing and ukraine will be very disappointed with the announcements that are coming out of ramstein, given that this conflict has been raging for almost a year, putin will be delighted that, once again, the west is seen to stall in its support for ukraine. i find it baffling myself, in this day and age, that we can watch an entire country, european democracy, be attacked they in and day out, get with the immense superior firepower at
speaking at the airbase in germany, a meeting of more than 50 countries trying to support ukraine, but as we have been reflecting, one of the key things that volodymyr zelensky particularly wants is tanks, and there is still no clear agreement on that. we will discuss all of that in a moment with the chair of the parliamentary select committee. let s speak to our russia editor, steve rosenberg. the fact that there clearly isn t full agreement, the fact that there clearly isn t fullagreement, or the fact that there clearly isn t full agreement, or it hasn t got that yet, is that useful to russia? how will that be viewed? vladimir putin likes it how will that be viewed? vladimir putin likes it when how will that be viewed? vladimir putin likes it when there - how will that be viewed? vladimir putin likes it when there is - how will that be viewed? vladimir putin likes it when there is no - putin likes it when there is no complete agreement in the west. there has been no official reac